Quilting and knitting friends, this is important information–know when, where, and how to donate!
The hurricane disaster in Texas may displace people from more than 100,000 homes for at least several weeks. They need housing, food, water, and some way to replace all the goods lost to water damage, or simply washed or blown away. Should you send replacement items? Should you send quilts?
It’s tempting, isn’t it? A quilt is a tangible item to show your concern, to offer both comfort and warmth. I’ve already seen a number of requests for quilts for Texans. I’ve also seen one of those requests in a Facebook group called a fraud, and deleted after the group moderator couldn’t affirm its legitimacy.
In the past I’ve made quilts to give post-disaster. But unless a disaster is local, I won’t do it again. Why not? Very simply, if a community is facing the scale of tragedy that Houston and other Texas cities are facing, figuring out how…
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knitNkwilt 
Thanks for the reblog!
Very timely post by Melanie, and smart too.
Thanks!
I’ve seen a couple of people say this. There are shops there which are collecting quilts, but I’m waiting to see what other needs there are.
A friend of mine suggesting waiting a bit and then contacting some of the local guilds, to see if members need their stashes and equipment replenished. Thanks for your concern.
I like that idea: quilterly and well timed and local.